9th century BC
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Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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Centuries: | 10th century BC · 9th century BC · 8th century BC |
Decades: | 890s BC 880s BC 870s BC 860s BC 850s BC 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC |
Categories: | Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 9th century BC started the first day of 900 BC and ended the last day of 801 BC.
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[edit] Overview
The 9th century BC was a period of great changes in civilizations. In Africa, Carthage is founded by the Phoenicians. In Egypt, a severe flood covers the floor of Luxor temple, and years later, a civil war starts.
It is the beginning of the Iron Age in Central Europe, with the spread of the Proto-Celtic Hallstatt culture, and the Proto-Celtic language.
[edit] Events
- 895 BC — Death of King Xiao of Zhou, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 894 BC — King Yi of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 892 BC — Megacles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus.
- 891 BC — Tukulti-Ninurta II succeeds his father Adad-nirari II as king of Assyria.
- 889 BC — Takelot I succeeds his father Osorkon I as king of Egypt.
- 884 BC — Assurnasirpal II succeeds his father Tukulti-ninurta II as king of Assyria.
- 879 BC — Death of King Yi of Zhou, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 878 BC — King Li of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 874 BC — Osorkon II succeeds Takelot I as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.
- 874 BC — Ahab becomes king of Israel (approximate date).
- 872 BC — An exceptionally high flood